Greg

Oh boy I remember those. Suddenly when it wore off I would start hating my life...terrible crashes

Great job!!

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When I quit, my cognition and thought processes needed a lot of work. I understand what you mean by wanting to do word puzzles. I read a lot of books and tried to 'retrain' my brain to think without adderall. I also began studying for a graduate school entrance exam. Yes, I wanted to go to grad school but in my mind, preparing for that exam I felt would help me get my brain back in shape.

Hang in there. The quitting process is really rough but it pays off. Having your thought process I would agree is a tremendous benefit from quitting adderall. Keep it up!

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Definitely the typical symptoms of adderall withdrawal are fatigue and exhaustion. I definitely agree that the insomnia part is probably coming from Wellbutrin..congratulations on quitting!

I like the idea of saying Sometimes...i have a hard time asking for help. Although I think im scarred from ever giving that answer again. btw, bummer, I just found out my interview is for an Information Technology position and I was thinking it was for the marketing department. I dont really have the background for IT. I tried to see if the recruiter could switch me over to marketing and she said she would tell the recruiter who is calling me and note that on my file. The careers section of their website is down so I can't even pull up a position description of either the marketing or IT positions. How should I prepare for and approach the call? should i just say that I'm interested in marketing only right off the bat? or ... just go with it and interview for IT and then mention Im interested in marketing? Any suggestions or ideas on what I should do? sigh, maybe i just need to let this one go.

I have had conflicting advice on the weaknesses. Some people say tell them a weakness but pick something that is really a strength in disguise - like "I am a workaholic" Other people say that is the first way to frustrate your interviewer so pick a real weakness. I went with the latter route and picked a real weakness, but out of the air, not because i felt it was a real weakness, but because I had to answer that dumb question, I said "sometimes im afraid to ask for help" Dang. That was the WRONG weakness. He went off on how the position required you to ask for help..blah blah...I got killed on that question. I think that lost it for me. Well u live and learn.

Punching him in the face would have been nice - but it might have hurt my chances a bit...but definitely it was good experience to practice more on tough questions. im not holding my breath or anything but I dont think i would take this one even if worked out. I like this strategy of 'wait and see if something is better around the corner' because I'm liking the positions im getting interviews for much better as the process continues.

my update - ...submitted more resumes today ...set up another informational interview...Dont forget to start the networking part guys!! ...and I heard back from a recruiter to schedule a phone interview for a job I applied for last week. I am really, really excited about this one. Almost as excited as I was for the Monday interview. Kind of bummed that I missed her call. Hopefully we wont be playing phone tag.

That is awesome!! Good job Ashley!!!! You must have done really well to get an immediate pass into round two.

Just got back from my interview. He asked me so many tough questions about mistakes Ive made, weaknesses, things i regretted, and times I disagreed with someone..questions that forced me to say bad things about myself. Im relieved its over. I didn't leave with a great feeling. Lesson from this one: I really have to get better at turning negatives into positives.

Have u decided to take the therapist assistant job? I am so proud of u for landing that job!!!

That is so awesome. Great job sweetcarolinee!!

Yeah it really is great going through this with a friend. Totally. Mine is 9am so I'm going to sleep soon. It in person and p second round. I think this three resume day thing with informational interviews as well is good. I just read somewhere that job anxiety often comes from depending on one job to go through, so it is important to keep submitting and networking to always keep having things in the pipeline. Tomorrow after our interviews we should probably pick up where we left off. By the way what is DSC? GOOD LUCK TOO!!

I am prepping for interview 2 now. Tomorrow at 9am. I am not interested in this one, but I had to take a 1 hour exam for it which was not easy! (I think I failed it, lol) and tomorrow, I have to prepare all these scenerios where Ive demonstrated leadership. I guess this will be good practice. But there's no way I can prepare for what they throw at me. It could be anything from tell me about a time u had trouble with your boss...to tell me a time where you a made mistake and how u handled it. I am going BS my way through this and might have to stretch the truth in order to make my answers fit the questions. After that i feel like never interviewing again!!!!! lol. but i know we have this club Ashley- thoughts on your situation?

First off, congratulations!!! That is really AWESOME!!! You have one you made to the end!! So your concern is that the pay is not enough. This is a concern I totally understand. I agree with Cassie that fun jobs pay less. That seems to be the way things work. But I also agree with what Quit-Once was saying. Bottom line. So you have three options: 1. Decline the offer and keep looking for something better. 2. Take the job, but with the intent of actively looking elsewhere for something that pays more 3. Take the job -- go full in --but struggle with the compensation. Also..How do you feel about the company you are interviewing with tomorrow? Personally, I am thinking either 1 or 2. 2 doesnt seem too bad. You will be there part time and will then have plenty of time to continue the job search. If you need to leave, you can easily tell them it is because you cant afford to live on the salary. That is reasonable explanation.

Ashley I know we both got interviews tomorrow morning. Here are some tips someone gave me. Write down 5 strengths - Have a good example of weakness - Try to be memorable - tell a story they will remember you about. And of course google information on interviews- read up on interviews but this one doesnt work as well for me because i am afraid of sounding too rehearsed if i say exactly the right answer. Or that i will be racking my brain on what im "supposed" to say instead of just saying whats on top of my head. But how much you prepare really totally up to you!

alright, its over now. phew. i think it went the best that i could do. She said there is a lot of competition and the guy has to sort out through some more resumes to see who he wants to pick for a second round phone interview. I should know by Thursday where I stand. Anyway - its time to move on, right guys??

Thanks. That is great advice. You are right I really do not need this. There are bound to more options -- and even better --options down the road. I must keep reminding myself it doesn't really matter either way how I do

That is great to hear. Congratz on 13 for the week. And great to hear you are bumping up your mileage. Sounds like you are getting close to ready for this half marathon!

I am so nervous for Monday's phone interview - it is horrible. I ran 10 miles today i think in part because of anxiety. I highly doubt I'm going to get this, but I really, really want it, lol. I keep telling myself that if we keep doing this thread with the informational interviews and submitting three resumes a day, more opportunities are bound to come up. Right? So this is not the only chance.. Any advice/interview prep tips?

Great to hear that Cat! Two soon to be half marathon runners in our group now. I'm checking early today. i got 15. I ran 10 very, very slow miles today.

awesome liltex!!! glad to have u on board! i am only at 5 miles for the week. I will go for another "one" mile run today (hopefully I will actually run 7 so I can make it to 12)